Healthful Living Middle-School Energizers - East Carolina University

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Adaptable to Any Subject Section 32 Name of Activity: What’s My Job? Grade Level: 6th - 8th Subject Area: Miscellaneous North Carolina Standard Course of Study Objective Number(s): Formation: Partners standing at desk Equipment: Pencil and paper Rules/Directions: 1. Students group into pairs at their desks. 2. Partners face each other (one facing the board and the other facing the back of the room). 3. The teacher writes a series of professions on the board which could include: ➢ Teacher ➢ Basketball Player ➢ Hockey Player ➢ Airplane Pilot ➢ Doctor ➢ Fireman ➢ Chef ➢ Truck Driver 4. The student facing the board must act out the entire list in 2 minutes while the student facing the back of the classroom attempts to write down which profession his/her partner is acting out. 5. After the 2 minutes has ended, the students facing the back of the classroom turn around and see if their lists match that on the chalkboard. 6. Students in each group switch places (the writer becomes the actor and visa versa). Note: entire game could be played silently Variation: 1. Create a different list of professions for each group. The Middle School Energizers were developed by East Carolina University, Activity Promotion Laboratory in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction (Healthful Living and Healthy Schools Sections), the Health and Wellness Trust Fund, Be Active North Carolina, the NC Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and the Physical Activity & Nutrition Branch.
Adaptable to Any Subject Section 33 Name of Activity: World’s Strongest Student Grade Level: 6th - 8th Subject Area: Miscellaneous North Carolina Standard Course of Study Objective Number(s): Formation: Standing at desks Equipment: None Rules/Directions: 1. Have students imitate activities that competitors in the “Worlds Strongest Man” competition undertake. Perform each activity for 30 seconds. ➢ Chain Drag (walking backwards and pulling) ➢ Car Lift ➢ Train Push (walking forward and pushing) ➢ Anchor Carry (walking forward and pulling) ➢ Pole Flip (pretend to toss a small tree trunk as far as you can) ➢ Iron Cross (hold arms out to sides holding great weights) ➢ Stone Wall (picking up heavy stones from the ground and stacking them on top of a wall) ➢ Dead Lift (competitors squat and lift a barrel of rocks with increasing weight. 2. Repeat the entire sequence. Variation: 1. Teacher may need to explain the activities to the students before the activity starts. The Middle School Energizers were developed by East Carolina University, Activity Promotion Laboratory in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction (Healthful Living and Healthy Schools Sections), the Health and Wellness Trust Fund, Be Active North Carolina, the NC Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and the Physical Activity & Nutrition Branch.
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